Coconut Products – Prices on 30/08/2012

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction held on 30.08.2012
(Farm-gate without husked Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest		28,700 T
Average		23,835 T
Lowest		18,000 T
Nuts Offered	1,854,545
Nuts Traded	1,030,083

Next Auction on 06.9.12 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.

(b) Coconut Development Authority – Kuliyapitiya Auction held on (28.08.2012)
(Farm-gate Price Rs. 1,000 Nuts)

Highest with husk	23,250 T
Average		22,923 T
Lowest – without husk	22,500 T
Nuts Offered	69,224
Nuts Traded	45,210 

Next Auction on 11/09/2012 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya.

(c) Locally Traded (Whole sale)

		Rs. 1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)
Kurunegala Dist.	19,000-20,000	34,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-19,000	33,000-35,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-20,000	35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		35,000

2. COPRA – (Locally Traded)	(23.08.2012)
Copra Edible		(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra		(Rs. /250 Kg)	-
MO – (Milling Ordinary) Copra	(Rs. /250 Kg)	30,000

COPRA – (At Colombo Auction)	(23.08.2012)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		16,720
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		13,526
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price		(Rs./250 Kg)	27,750
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	27,626
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra	
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	26,363

Next Auction on 30/8/2012 11.30 am at CDA, No 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.

3. DESICCATED COCONUT 
Fine (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		160-165 N
Medium (Sri Lanka)		(Rs/Kg)		162-165 N
Philippines FOB (APCC) 10.07.2012 (Rs/Kg)		200.33 
Indonesia FOB (APCC) 10.07.2012 (Rs/Kg)		162.43

4. COCONUT OIL 
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		200,000-208,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott) 	
(Oil World) (23/08/2012)	(Rs/Mt)		139,194

5. POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		28,000 - 30,000 N

6. MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs. /50 Kg)	900 T
Superior			(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,000 T
7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,750-2,400 T
8. MIX FIBRE		(Rs. /50 Kg)	1,200-1,500 T
9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	2,700-2,750 T
10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs. /50 Kg)	4,000 T
11. COCONUT HUSKS	(07.08.2012)
District			Rs/per 1,000 husks 
Puttalam			1,250-2,000
Gampaha			– 
Matara			1,500-2,000
Kurunegala		1,500-3,000
Jaffna	-
12. COCONUT SHELL		(Rs./MT)		9,000-10,000 T

13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/MT)		38,000-42,000 T
(Moisture 08%-10%)

14. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/MT)		28,000 N

T – Traded        N- Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority